03/01/14 Flying tyre causes damage to Duxford Motor Group - Duxford
03/01/13 Staff Duxford Motor Group are appealing for information after they came back to work, following the Christmas break, to find two huge tyres had smashed through the building. Davi

Staff had a “huge” tyre shaped shock when they returned to work after the Christmas break to find a dent in the outer wall of their garage.

Service manager at Duxford Motor Group, David Allanson, says he believes two double axel tyres came crashing off a passing lorry, causing extensive damage to the wall and shifting a 2,000 litre oil tank by six inches - due to the force of the impact.

Staff at the car dealership, based in Newmarket Road, Duxford, called the police to alert them to the incident, and hope local residents may be able to help.

Mr Allanson said: “Anyone nearby must have heard quite a loud bang. We are hoping someone who heard something will get in touch.

“There is a huge dent in the brick work and cracks on the outer wall of the building, the damage is quite extensive.

“There is a lorry going round somewhere without two wheels. The flying tyres could have seriously injured someone, it could have been critical. They are certainly not light so if they hit someone they could have killed them.”

The family owned Citroën and Mitsubishi dealership which is currently open as normal, closed at 5pm on Christmas Eve, and staff returned to work on Thursday morning to find the unwelcome New Year surprise.

Mr Allanson added: “It will certainly cost some money to repair but we don’t know how much yet, we will need to complete an insurance claim. “We have told police and been given an incident number. It is clear the tyres came from the road which is about 20ft away from the building and they are covered in brick so it can be the only explanation.

“It was the last thing we expected to find on our return to work.”

Cambridgeshire police confirmed they received a call about the incident.

If anyone has any information about the incident email info@duxfordmotorgroup.co.uk or call (01223) 832412.